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Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	BA	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Tom Jordan	35	ART	LONG	C	.407		136	606	543	116	221	69	2	28	159	4		54	37	.459	.696	1.155	378		2	2	5
2	Ike Palmer	31	PLV	WTNM	B	.406		140	626	562	130	228	46	4	39	138	9		52	53	.457	.710	1.167	399		5	2	5
3	Neb Wilson	32	CRV	ALFL	D	.403		117	556	402	124	162	23	6	32	108	5		140	28	.565	.729	1.294	293		10	4
4	Jodie Beeler	34	PLV,PTA,GAL	WTNM,BSTL	B	.401		51	224	192	47	77	13	1	24	55	2		30	26	.482	.854	1.336	164		1	0	1
5	Glenn Burns	26	MDL	LONG	C	.400		132	579	492	127	197	36	3	34	130	8		74	48	.478	.693	1.171	341		5	2	6
6	Richard LaFaive	20	SND	GASL	D	.398	NYG	44	213	191	50	76	13	4	5	37	10		15	21	.448	.586	1.034	112		3	3	1
7	Paul Mohr	23	AMA	WTNM	B	.395		89	386	329	85	130	26	4	27	102	0		50	34	.474	.745	1.219	245		2	2	3
8	Hillis Layne	37	LEW	NORW	B	.391		106	465	379	77	148	33	0	5	70	0		76	21	.497	.517	1.014	196		6	2	2
9	Fran Boniar	22	HRN,BAK	PONY,CALL	D,C	.390	BRO	134	590	518	95	202	37	4	20	125	14		56	19	.449	.593	1.042	307		6	2	8
10	Paul Owens	31	OLE	PONY	D	.387		126	554	457	105	177	30	6	9	86	22		89	33	.488	.538	1.026	246		1	7	0
11	Andre Rodgers	20	SCL	NORL	C	.387	NYG	123	554	452	133	175	28	7	28	111	6		84	43	.480	.666	1.146	301		5	4	9
12	Russ Nixon	20	KEK	IIIL	B	.385	CLE	94	420	358	66	138	29	2	5	77	2		53	44	.462	.520	.981	186		2	2	5
13	Burro Hernandez	31	MXD	MEX	AA	.384		95	458	409	85	157	31	4	4	67	4		34	43	.434	.509	.942	208		6	4	5
14	Robert Pascal	25	ABL	WTNM	B	.383		124	574	483	112	185	44	0	17	114	12		80	60	.469	.580	1.048	280		4	0	7
15	Paul Flores	25	CVS	WTNM	B	.379		137	639	522	134	198	36	4	25	113	4		111	65	.489	.607	1.096	317		3	1	2
16	Grady Chavis	21	JOH	APPY	D	.377	STL	109	464	350	84	132	15	10	3	73	15		106	43	.522	.503	1.025	176		2	4	2
17	Richard Drain	22	SAA	LONG	C	.377		88	351	316	58	119	12	4	11	75	4		31	22	.433	.544	.977	172		1	2	1
18	Elias Osorio	24	SAA,GLM	LONG,AZMX	C	.377		139	610	523	142	197	32	10	35	123	15		78	58	.461	.675	1.136	353		6	1	2
19	Len VanDeHey	23	TXC	BSTL	B	.377		135	573	517	101	195	33	12	8	92	6		41	29	.417	.534	.951	276		2	2	11
20	Bob Duretto	27	WEN,SLE	NORW,PCL	B,Opn	.375		127	566	461	123	173	27	6	27	143	8		94	37	.478	.631	1.109	291		3	1	7
21	Roberto Fernandez	27	LUB	WTNM	B	.375		135	625	573	110	215	49	4	23	130	7		42	37	.416	.595	1.011	341		2	2	6
22	Billy Girdley	21	EUG,POR	NORW,PCL	B,Opn	.375		35	149	112	29	42	6	4	1	34	9		33	12	.521	.509	1.029	57		1	3	0
23	Alonzo Perry	33	MXD	MEX	AA	.375		92	426	365	76	137	24	15	21	122	5		53	23	.451	.696	1.147	254		2	0	6
24	Thurman Tucker	37	CRL	LONG	C	.375		114	496	395	107	148	25	3	8	75	11		95	35	.496	.514	1.010	203		3	0	3
25	Jim Kirby	32	PTA	BSTL	B	.373		127	558	483	107	180	25	6	17	100	23		66	17	.449	.555	1.004	268		4	1	4
26	Tommy O'Brien	36	ORL	FLOR	D	.373	WSH	55	132	102	25	38	3	2	5	41	1		21	6	.489	.588	1.077	60		5	1	3
27	Zeke Bella	24	BNG	EL	A	.371	NYY	109	454	372	78	138	24	7	10	78	7		67	34	.467	.554	1.021	206		6	2	7
28	Bob DiPietro	27	SFR	PCL	Opn	.371		64	258	221	36	82	18	2	6	39	2		34	17	.455	.552	1.007	122	7	1	1	1
29	Gerry MacKay	25	ELP	WTNM	B	.371		140	639	560	121	208	36	10	17	86	11		74	31	.445	.563	1.008	315		2	1	2
30	Bobby Smith	21	FRE,CBS	CALL,SALL	C,A	.370	STL	142	613	557	111	206	26	16	18	141	24		41	59	.411	.571	.982	318		2	7	6
31	Al Gionfriddo	33	VIS	CALL	C	.368		144	661	538	125	198	43	2	8	96	14		114	18	.477	.500	.977	269		2	3	4
32	Mauro Ramirez	25	NOG,DUR	AZMX,CMXL	C	.368		37	161	144	28	53	7	1	5	21	2		10	14	.409	.535	.944	77		2	2	3
33	Charles Williams	27	NVL	SOUA	AA	.368	CIN	141	645	573	108	211	44	5	10	70	1		55	39	.428	.515	.943	295	11	9	2	6
34	Joe Fortin	32	PAM	WTNM	B	.367		137	641	540	138	198	31	3	41	154	6		86	102	.451	.663	1.114	358		3	4	8
35	Taffy Wright	43	AMA,BMT,PTA	WTNM,TL,BSTL	AA,B	.367	MLN	149	625	507	139	186	33	1	23	141	2	1	103	29	.473	.572	1.045	290		4	6	5
36	Don Stokes	33	PLV	WTNM	B	.366		138	637	571	130	209	50	2	25	121	1		61	35	.425	.592	1.016	338		0	1	4
37	Luis Zayas	17	NOG,MXD	AZMX,MEX	C,AA	.366		84	373	303	84	111	10	6	12	53	18		60	63	.469	.558	1.027	169		2	4	4
38	Orlando Cepeda	17	KOK,SAL	MSOH,APPY	D	.364		118	518	467	95	170	29	3	22	107	6		38	85	.414	.580	.994	271		5	3	5
39	Herb Mancini	27	WLH	APPY	D	.364	KCA	81	292	253	43	92	17	2	2	36	15		26	17	.430	.470	.900	119		5	6	2
40	Rocky Nelson	30	MTL	IL	AAA	.364	BRO	154	642	506	118	184	36	2	37	130	11		118	36	.488	.662	1.150	335		11	0	7
41	Elmer Valo	34	KC1	AL	Maj	.364	KCA	112	338	283	50	103	17	4	3	37	5	3	52	18	.460	.484	.944	137	5	0	1	2	2
42	Jim Davenport	21	ELD	CSTL	C	.363	NYG	105	484	405	102	147	29	6	17	76	16		68	50	.454	.590	1.044	239		2	6	3
43	Jim Lynn	23	DBQ	MSOH	D	.363	CHW	126	577	496	121	180	36	11	19	121	28		70	43	.441	.595	1.036	295		4	1	6
44	Muscle Shoals	38	KPT	APPY	D	.362		126	551	431	113	156	24	2	33	134	13		106	49	.492	.657	1.148	283		9	0	5
45	Nap Gulley	30	SPO	NORW	B	.361		127	555	479	88	173	26	2	18	126	11		67	59	.439	.537	.976	257		3	2	4
46	Cob Jarvis	22	SPB	TRIS	B	.361	CLE	117	507	435	85	157	26	14	5	79	17		60	26	.438	.520	.958	226		4	3	5
47	Moises Camacho	22	MXL,PEO	AZMX,IIIL	C,B	.360	STL	126	600	500	135	180	40	12	19	117	7		85	35	.453	.602	1.055	301		4	6	5
48	Juan Arias	22	NOG	AZMX	C	.359		121	565	498	83	179	28	2	4	80	11		43	31	.415	.448	.863	223		10	6	8
49	Ed Herstek	18	MYF	KITL	D	.359	NYG	107	464	407	93	146	36	7	14	85	1		48	40	.424	.585	1.009	238		2	2	5
50	Don Newcombe	29	BRO	NL	Maj	.359	BRO	57	125	117	18	42	9	1	7	23	1	0	6	18	.395	.632	1.028	74	1	1	1	0	0
51	Perry Roberts	30	WPB	FLOR	D	.358	MLN	72	316	285	53	102	13	10	11	64	3		25	16	.404	.589	.994	168		0	2	4
52	Leo Rodriguez	25	MCT,HOL	MEX,PCL	AA,Opn	.358	PIT	91	400	352	59	126	16	8	1	68	1		35	14	.411	.457	.869	161	1	1	6	6
53	Thomas Agosta	21	SLM,SAC	NORW,PCL	B,Opn	.357		132	559	484	98	173	24	18	5	84	18		64	47	.439	.512	.951	248		6	5	0
54	Gene Corso	23	PHX	AZMX	C	.357	BAL	43	203	171	51	61	10	4	9	43	2		27	32	.438	.620	1.058	106		0	2	3
55	Bo Waddle	30	RKH	TRIS	B	.357	WSH	115	488	414	77	148	29	4	5	82	1		64	36	.444	.483	.928	200		4	2	4
56	Bob Hale	21	YOR,BAL	PIED,AL	B,Maj	.356	BAL	128	469	430	71	153	19	13	8	94	0	2	26	28	.388	.516	.904	222	6	2	2	9	0
57	Ted Williams	36	BOS	AL	Maj	.356	BOS	98	417	320	77	114	21	3	28	83	2	0	91	24	.496	.703	1.200	225	8	2	0	4	17
58	Carroll Gholson	22	CRL	LONG	C	.355		126	554	487	106	173	21	16	31	142	7		55	72	.417	.655	1.072	319		2	2	8
59	James Keating	33	STK	CALL	C	.355		81	355	304	54	108	22	4	16	90	4		45	26	.440	.612	1.052	186		1	5	0
60	Everett Robinson	38	BDO	AZMX	C	.355		120	503	414	108	147	32	2	12	77	4		74	60	.458	.529	.987	219		8	3	4
61	Roberto Vea	21	CEA	AZMX	C	.355		123	560	533	99	189	36	10	25	125	0		15	35	.370	.600	.970	320		2	3	7
62	Wayne Wallace	27	JOH	APPY	D	.355	STL	116	475	422	87	150	35	11	21	108	7		42	42	.413	.640	1.053	270		3	3	5
63	James Moore	28	CLY	EVAN	C	.354		139	584	523	90	185	34	7	25	101	3		49	53	.415	.589	1.004	308		7	3	2
64	Benny Valenzuela	22	FRE	CALL	C	.354	STL	147	674	591	151	209	32	19	11	139	19		67	29	.419	.528	.946	312		4	5	7
65	Jimmy Bawcom	25	ART	LONG	C	.353		135	587	515	104	182	22	9	6	90	9		63	51	.423	.466	.889	240		2	3	4
66	Julian De la Torre	28	HOB,AUS	LONG,BSTL	C,B	.352		107	430	386	116	136	28	2	14	92	1		37	44	.417	.544	.961	210		6	1	0
67	Edd Hartness	37	SBK	PROV	C	.352	CLE	67	253	210	32	74	22	0	2	37	3		39	11	.455	.486	.940	102		2	0	2
68	Eddie Locke	32	ART,AMA	LONG,WTNM	C,B	.352		103	335	310	62	109	23	8	16	73	0		19	29	.386	.632	1.018	196		1	1	4
69	Charlie Randall	18	BDF	PONY	D	.351	PHI	75	329	282	52	99	18	6	8	66	3		36	33	.430	.543	.972	153		6	1	4
70	Pedro Alomar	25	WVL	PONY	D	.350	MLN	107	485	440	91	154	25	5	11	92	39		37	59	.404	.505	.908	222		4	2	2
71	Len Attyd	30	AMA,SAC	WTNM,PCL	B,Opn	.350		114	528	454	123	159	28	3	19	100	7		55	49	.415	.551	.966	250		2	8	9
72	Lou Clinton	17	BLD,GBO	APPY,CARL	D,B	.350	BOS	93	392	354	69	124	16	5	20	83	7		34	61	.409	.593	1.002	210		2	1	1
73	Sam Hairston	35	CSP	WL	A	.350	CHW	142	618	546	107	191	38	4	6	91	2		65	39	.417	.467	.884	255		1	1	5
74	Paul Halter	33	PAM	WTNM	B	.350		138	643	549	132	192	36	1	37	137	2		79	51	.432	.621	1.053	341		5	4	6
75	Johnny Lucadello	36	PTA	BSTL	B	.350		131	564	454	69	159	36	2	9	94	2		93	30	.452	.498	.950	226		1	4	12
76	Ed Lyons	32	HAM	PONY	D	.350	STL	114	500	389	92	136	34	0	17	115	7		96	21	.473	.568	1.041	221		4	1	10
77	Paul Pettit	23	MCT,HOL	MEX,PCL	AA,Opn	.350	PIT	95	414	334	74	117	28	8	9	82	1		68	18	.454	.563	1.017	188	0	2	2	8
78	Gabby Williams	32	LEW	NORW	B	.350		92	415	331	71	116	21	1	15	88	0		69	14	.453	.556	1.008	184		1	4	10
79	Warren Wilson	23	BRU	GAFL	D	.349	PIT	140	628	502	125	175	26	8	3	97	21		99	38	.459	.450	.909	226		9	11	7
80	Jimmie Cantrell	22	DOT	ALFL	D	.348	STL	116	531	471	103	164	26	4	13	86	19		56	62	.420	.503	.923	237		2	2
81	Arnie Hallgren	22	BOI	PION	C	.348	MLN	132	597	491	113	171	37	9	19	139	9		96	88	.448	.576	1.024	283		0	1	9
82	Lou Skizas	23	DEN	AA	AAA	.348	NYY	112	426	376	69	131	19	2	21	99	3		37	32	.401	.577	.978	217	9	2	2	9
83	Billy Lynn	27	ALX	EVAN	C	.347		132	588	565	85	196	31	6	5	89	25		17	9	.365	.450	.815	254		1	2	3
84	Jim Mangan	25	ELP,HOL	WTNM,PCL	B,Opn	.347	PIT	90	365	314	60	109	23	2	12	63	6		41	42	.421	.548	.969	172	2	2	4	4
85	Jess Duran	22	PCT	PION	C	.346		132	617	471	126	163	38	12	21	108	13		136	84	.492	.611	1.103	288		4	1	5
86	Orlando Leroux	26	HGR	PIED	B	.346	WSH	85	303	260	44	90	19	5	9	50	2		35	44	.429	.562	.991	146		5	0	3
87	Sonny Piver	21	SLS	CALL	C	.346	PIT	145	636	570	110	197	34	17	7	98	15		51	73	.400	.502	.901	286		3	8	4
88	Russ Rosburg	25	MOD,SAC	CALL,PCL	C,Opn	.346	NYY	138	630	537	113	186	40	3	33	139	6		84	45	.438	.605	1.043	325		4	4	1
89	Bob Skinner	23	NOR	SOUA	AA	.346	PIT	86	381	321	62	111	24	6	8	62	3		58	25	.444	.533	.976	171	2	0	0	2
90	Eddie Bockman	34	ABQ	WTNM	B	.345		139	628	504	109	174	36	6	22	137	5		106	78	.451	.571	1.023	288		3	1	14
91	Hal Gordon	23	SMN,LNC	SOSL,PIED	D,B	.345	KCA	129	574	478	108	165	22	6	5	41	45	6	84	76	.444	.446	.889	213		3	6	3
92	Dewey Helbig	22	TRI	NORW	B	.345		120	523	435	95	150	34	5	9	95	5		70	45	.437	.508	.945	221		7	3	8
93	Gail Henley	26	MCT,HOL	MEX,PCL	AA,Opn	.345	PIT	105	424	359	84	124	25	6	9	73	2		52	27	.429	.524	.953	188	1	5	2	6
94	Don LeJohn	21	GRF	PION	C	.345	BRO	133	601	458	110	158	29	17	12	99	17		135	51	.491	.561	1.052	257		2	0	6
95	Wallace Rushing	26	SLC,REI	PION,CARL	C,B	.345	PHI	114	467	394	67	136	24	3	10	70	3		63	52	.431	.495	.926	195		2	1	7
96	Neal Cobb	29	CRV	ALFL	D	.344		106	473	384	69	132	25	2	7	68	2		66	27	.455	.474	.929	182		12	11
97	Gordy Coleman	20	KEK,INA	IIIL,AA	B,AAA	.344	CLE	97	453	418	78	144	24	2	16	77	0		25	51	.380	.517	.897	216		1	6	3
98	Claudio Solano	29	CEA	AZMX	C	.344		136	641	564	137	194	26	3	36	164	9		60	44	.406	.592	.998	334		6	0	11
99	Pete Hernandez	25	VIS,BMT,SFR	CALL,TL,PCL	C,AA,Opn	.343	MLN	61	155	140	15	48	13	0	0	28	0	0	12	14	.403	.421	.824	59		2	1	0
100	George Matile	25	EUG	NORW	B	.343		100	367	309	54	106	14	4	1	56	8		46	29	.426	.424	.850	131		3	3	6

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